I-COVID-19 Emva koGonyo

Kusekupheleni kukaJanuwari ka-2022 kwaye umyeni wam wayelungiselela uhambo oluya eCanada. Olu yayiluhambo lokutyibiliza ekhephini waluhlehlisa kunyaka ongaphambili ngenxa ye-COVID-19. Kungaphantsi kweveki ukusuka kwinqwelomoya yakhe ecwangcisiweyo. Ujonge uluhlu lwakhe lokupakisha, wanxibelelanisa iinkcukacha zomzuzu wokugqibela nabahlobo bakhe, wajongwa kabini amaxesha okubhabha, kwaye waqinisekisa ukuba uvavanyo lwakhe lwe-COVID-19 lucwangcisiwe. Emva koko sifumana umnxeba phakathi kosuku lwethu lokusebenza, "Ngumongikazi wesikolo ofowunayo..."

Intombi yethu eneminyaka esi-7 ubudala yayinokhohlokhohlo oluzingisileyo kwaye kwakufuneka icholwe (uh-oh). Umyeni wam wayenovavanyo lwe-COVID-19 olwalucwangciselwe loo mvakwemini elungiselela uhambo lwakhe ngoko ke ndamcela ukuba amcwangcisele naye uvavanyo. Waqalisa ukuzibuza enoba ufanele ukuba ahambe na kuhambo lwakhe waze wajonga ezinye iindlela zokuluhlehlisa kuba sasingenakuzifumana iziphumo zovavanyo kangangeentsuku ezimbalwa kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba kusemva kwexesha ukurhoxisa uhambo lwakhe ngelo xesha. Kuthe kusenjalo, ndaqala ndaziva ndinyumbaza emqaleni (uh-oh, kwakhona).

Kamva ngaloo ngokuhlwa, emva kokuba silande unyana wethu oneminyaka emi-4 esikolweni, ndaphawula ukuba intloko yakhe yayifudumele. Wayenomkhuhlane. Siye saba novavanyo olumbalwa lwe-COVID-19 ekhaya ke salusebenzisa kubo bobabini abantwana kwaye iziphumo zabuya zinethemba. Ndicwangcise uvavanyo olusemthethweni lwe-COVID-19 kunyana wam kunye nam ngentsasa elandelayo, kodwa sasinethemba le-99% lokuba i-COVID-19 yade yabetha umzi wethu emva kweminyaka emibini yokuhlala usempilweni. Ngeli xesha, umyeni wam wayezama ukucwangcisa kwakhona okanye ukurhoxisa uhambo lwakhe (iinqwelomoya, indawo yokuhlala, imoto eqashisayo, ukungqubana kweshedyuli nabahlobo, njl.njl.). Nangona wayengekabinazo iziphumo zakhe ezisemthethweni, akazange afune ukubeka emngciphekweni.

Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezalandelayo, iimpawu zam zaba mandundu, ngelixa abantwana babonakala besempilweni. Umkhuhlane wonyana wam wehla kwisithuba seeyure ezili-12 kwaye intombi yam yayingasakhohlisi. Nkqu nomyeni wam wayeneempawu ezingathi zibanda kakhulu. Kuthe kusenjalo, bendisiya ndiphelelwa ngamandla, umqala ububetha ngamandla. Sonke kwavavanywa ukuba sinalo ngaphandle komyeni wam (waphinda wavavanywa emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa kwaye wabuya enayo). Ndenze konke okusemandleni am ukugcina abantwana besonwabisa ngelixa sasivalelwe, kodwa kuye kwaba nzima ngokuya sasisondela impelaveki kwaye imeko yam yaba mandundu.

Ndivuke ekuseni ngolwesihlanu, ndingakwazi kuthetha kwaye bendinento ebuhlungu emqaleni. Ndandinomkhuhlane kwaye zonke izihlunu zam zazibuhlungu. Ndahlala ebhedini kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo ngelixa umyeni wam wayezama ukuxabana kubantwana ababini (ababebonakala benamandla ngakumbi kunanini na ngaphambili!), Nxibelelanisa izinto zokucwangcisa uhambo lwakhe, umsebenzi, kunye nokulungisa ucango lwegaraji olwalusandophuka. Abantwana babedla ngokunditsibela ngoxa ndizama ukulala ndize ndibaleke ndikhala yaye ndihleka.

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Ndicinga ukuba uyawufumana umfanekiso. Sasikwimo yokusinda kwaye abantwana babeyazi kwaye basebenzise nantoni na abanokuthi bahambe nayo iiyure ezingama-48. Kodwa bebesempilweni kwaye ndiyayibulela loo nto. Ndiphume egumbini lokulala ngeCawe ndaphinda ndaziva ndingumntu. Ndaqala kancinci ukubuyisela indlu kunye kwaye ndifumana abantwana kwindlela eqhelekileyo yexesha lokudlala, ukuxubha amazinyo, nokutya iziqhamo kunye nemifuno kwakhona.

Mna nomyeni wam sobabini siye sagonywa entwasahlobo/ehlotyeni lika-2021 ngokudubula kwe-booster ngoDisemba. Intombi yam nayo iye yagonywa ekwindla/ebusika ngo-2021. Unyana wethu wayesemncinci kakhulu ukuba angagonywa ngelo xesha. Ndinombulelo omkhulu kuba siye safikelela kugonyo. Ndicinga ukuba iimpawu zethu bezinokuba mbi kakhulu ukuba besingenayo (ingakumbi eyam). Siceba ukufumana izitofu zokugonya kunye nezincedisi kwixesha elizayo njengoko zifumaneka.

Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa emva kokuba ndiqalise indlela yam yokuchacha, bobabini abantwana babuyela esikolweni. Usapho lwam alunaziphumo zibambekayo kwaye alunazimpawu okanye imiba ngexesha lokuvalelwa kwethu. Ndiyayibulela kakhulu loo nto. Kwelinye icala, ndiye ndajamelana nocelomngeni kangangeeveki eziliqela emva kokuba ndiphile. Ngelo xesha sasigula, ndandiziqeqeshela ugqatso lomgama omde. Kundithathe iinyanga ezimbalwa ukufikelela kwisantya sokubaleka kunye namandla emiphunga endandinawo phambi kwe-COVID-19. Yayiyinkqubo ecothayo nedimazayo. Ngaphandle koko, andinazo naziphi na iimpawu kwaye usapho lwam lusempilweni kakhulu. Ngokuqinisekileyo ayingowamava endiwanqwenela kuye nabani na ongomnye, kodwa ukuba bekufuneka ndihlale ndedwa nabani na usapho lwam beluya kuba lukhetho lwam lokuqala.

Kwaye umyeni wam uye wahamba kuhambo lwakhe lokutyibiliza eluqatywe ngokutsha ngoMatshi. Nangona wayengekho, unyana wethu waba nomkhuhlane (uh-oh).